Morkrod
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A sport of Gravenstein having red stripes. Originated in either Denmark or Sweden. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1960. Fruits have crisp, rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a pleasant mixture of sweetness and acidity with a distinctive flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Gravenstein
Accession name
Morkrod
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
medium a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Crunch
medium a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register